Fluid-distributing comb.



V. SARTELL.

FLUID DISTRIBUTING 00MB.

APPLIOATIQN FILED 0011.1. 190s.

Patented Nov. 16, 1909.

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Witnesses pil UNlTl-El) STATES PATENT @Flr-HQE.,

VERNIE SARTELL, QF l-IIG-HWOGD, MONTANA.

FLID-DISTRIBUTING COIVIB.

Patented Nov. le?, 1909.

1908. Serial No. 455,742.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, VnnNin SnnrnLL, a citizen of the United States,residing at lligl'iwood, in the county of Chouteau and State of Montana,have invented certain new and usel'ul improvements in Fluid-DistributingCombs, oit' which the following is a specilication.

lhis invention relates to toilet articles and more particularly tocombs, and has for its object to provide a comb constructed and arrangedfor the distribution oi' liquid to the scalp of the user.

Another object is to provide a comb of this kind which will include fewparts and which will be such that there will be little or no tendency ofthe parts to stick through hardening of the substance within the comb.

A further object is to provide a comb or' this kind which may be easilycleaned when necessary.

Other objects and advantages will be aps parent from the followingdescription, and it will be understood that changes in the specilicstructure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimswithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

ln the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,lligure l is a side elevation of the present comb, Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a comb comprising alongitudinally extending` hollow back portion 6, carrying a pluralityot' depending hollow teeth 7. "lhe teeth communicate at their upper endswith the hollow back G, and at their points, the teeth are provided withdischarge outlets 8.

it one end, the back portion t3 is provided with a threaded opening 9,which receives a similarly threaded closing plug l0. rlhrough theopening 9, medicines and other liquids may be introduced into the comb.

Formed in the top 6 of the back 6, there is a longitudinally extendingseries of threaded openings ll, one of these openings being locatedabove the upper end of each tooth T.

Engaged in each opening l1, there is a removable threaded plug l2,having a linger piece 13, by which it may be operated, and carrying adownwardly extending helical lrspring lil, provided with a ball valve l5at its lower end. The several ball valves -i5 are arranged to lienormally in a p0si tion to close the discharge openings 8, the springsil holding the ball valves in such position. lt will be observed thatwhen the comb is in use, the valves will engage the scalp or the userand will be forced upwardly to permit or the exit of a portion or thecontents of the comb. By reason of the tact that the openings ll inwhich the plugs l2 are engaged are located one above each of the teeth7, the removal of the plugs permits of the engagement of a straw orsimilar article into the teeth to dislodge any foreign matter pluggingthe discharge openings lt will be observed that the removal ot' theplugs l2 will also remove the springs lst and valves l5.

F rom the foregoing, it will be seen that applicants structure isextremely simple and thus cheap. lt will also be observed that the onlypoint at which any clogging could occur is at the lower end of eachtooth. By reason of the fact, however, that the closing valves l5 aredirectly engaged by the scalp oi the user when the comb is employed, theoperation of the comb brings force directly against these valves, andthey are thus easily released.

What is claimed is l. ln a liquid distributing comb, the conibinationwith a hollow back portion, of depending hollow teeth communicating withthe back portion, said teeth having openings at their points, said backhaving a plurality of threaded openings therein, one above each tooth,of a plurality ol' threaded plugs one engaged in each ot' the threadedopenings, a helical spring secured at its upper end to each of theplugs, said springs extending downwardly within the teeth, and valvessecured to the lower ends of the springs and arranged to lie normally inposition to close the openings at the points of the teeth, said springs,valves and plugs being connected :tor simultaneous removal.

2. ln a fluid distributing comb, the combination with a hollow backportion, and a plurality of depending hollow teeth communicating withthe back portion, said teeth having liquid discharge openings at theirpoints, said back portion having a plurality of openings therein onelocated above each tooth, of a plurality of plugs, one of said plugsbeing engaged in each of the second named openings, and e helical springsecured in each plug, said Springs extending downwardly from the plugsand into the depending teeth, und Valves rigidly secured to the lowerends of the springs and arranged to lie normally in a position to Closethe liquid discharge openings of the teeth, said springs and valvesbeing arranged for removal from the device simultaneously 1G with theplugs;

In testimony whereof affix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

VERNIE SARTELL.

it-nesses JOHN N. THELEN, MARY SULLIVAN.

